Proverbs from around West Africa
Rain does not fall on one roof alone.
What an old man sees when sitting, a child cannot see even on the top of a tree.
An old lady feels uneasy when dry bones are mentioned in a proverb.
The same sun that melts the wax, hardens the clay.
A child can play with its mother’s breasts, but not with the father’s testicles.
By trying often, a monkey learns how to jump off a tree.
An elephant cannot give birth to a cat.
